As Strait of Hormuz transit drops, Trump again says US has ‘control’
The short version
- President Trump claims control of Strait of Hormuz as gas prices hit record highs
- Baier pushes back on Trump’s Strait of Hormuz claim: ‘Traffic has slowed … to a trickle’
- Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz
From the source reporting: President Trump claims control of Strait of Hormuz as gas prices hit record highs Baier pushes back on Trump’s Strait of Hormuz claim: ‘Traffic has slowed … to a trickle’
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Receipts — source reporting
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01 Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz - Reuters Reuters via Google News 02 As Strait of Hormuz transit drops, Trump again says US has ‘control’ - Al Jazeera Google News — Trump 03 President Trump claims control of Strait of Hormuz as gas prices hit record highs - WTAE Google News — Trump 04 President Trump claims control of Strait of Hormuz as gas prices hit record highs - KCRA Google News — Trump 05 President Trump claims control of Strait of Hormuz as gas prices hit record highs - wbaltv.com Google News — Trump 06 Iran says Strait of Hormuz under its control, rejects Trump claims - Al Jazeera Google News — Trump 07 Baier pushes back on Trump’s Strait of Hormuz claim: ‘Traffic has slowed … to a trickle’ - The Hill Google News — Trump 08 Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory - The Hill Google News — Trump